ArXiv receives $10M for upgrades(news.cornell.edu)

509 points by JohnHammersley 3 years ago | 136 comments

Cornell Chronicle article announcing that arXiv received over $10 million from the Simons Foundation and NSF to fund upgrades.

After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves(arstechnica.com)

283 points by coloneltcb 1 year ago | 197 comments

Psilocybin treatment extends cellular lifespan, improves survival of aged mice(news.emory.edu)

91 points by atombender 1 year ago | 74 comments

CVS ditches common cold meds after FDA advisers say they're useless(arstechnica.com)

132 points by WirelessGigabit 3 years ago | 180 comments

Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid research cuts(thedp.com)

299 points by strangeloops85 1 year ago | 584 comments

Ozempic linked to lower Alzheimer's risk in people with Type 2 diabetes(nbcnews.com)

78 points by benchtobedside 2 years ago | 84 comments

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review(theguardian.com)

118 points by NewJazz 16 days ago | 59 comments

Guardian analysis on an FDA proposal to expand a loophole letting some toxic, non-carcinogenic chemicals be added to food without safety review.

Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss, sidesteps side effects(medicalxpress.com)

365 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 313 comments

Medical Xpress news article on a Stanford study finding a naturally occurring molecule that rivals Ozempic for weight loss without its side effects.

Cold-blooded software(dubroy.com)

499 points by arbesman 2 years ago | 198 comments

Patrick Dubroy's blog essay using cold-blooded animals as a metaphor for software that can sit untouched for long periods and still work when revived.

GLP-1 may slow biological aging(universityofcalifornia.edu)

136 points by dzink 9 days ago | 121 comments

University of California news article reporting a UC San Diego study suggesting a popular GLP-1 weight loss drug may slow biological aging.

We need scientific dissidents(chronicle.com)

355 points by Georgelemental 3 years ago | 848 comments

Chronicle of Higher Education opinion essay arguing that the early artificial consensus on Covid's origins shows the need for scientific dissidents.

The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines(thebeliever.net)

265 points by gaplong 5 days ago | 247 comments

A Believer magazine essay about the difficulty of tapering off and withdrawing from benzodiazepine medications.